TSIMSHIAN TEXTS 



143 



He also asked for u how and two arrows. Then all the young men 

 made fun of him; but the wise men said to the chief, ""Give a bow to 

 the poor little boy." The chief did so and he took it. It was even- 

 ing, and a little before daybreak the white bear appeared again behind 

 the town. All the young men ran out. A long time after they 

 had left, the poor little bo}' ran out, too. It was as though a fly were 

 flying. The wasp pitied him, and therefore the poor little boy was 

 able to transform himself into a fly. Before the young men could 

 reach the white bear, the poor little boy had passed them. He hit it and 

 it lay there. His arrow passed right through it. Then he took the 



fan haba'letg'e. NLk"'e huX det-gu'naL k'"clL ha-Xda'k" qani. 1 



who took cure of him. Then also on his <le one bow and 



part he manded 



g-'e'lbElL hawi'l. NLk*'e huX txane'tk"L (puma'qsiL huX 



two arrows. Then again all the yonths again 



2 



ansgwa'tgut as ne'tg"e, 



made fun of him. 



Lgo-tk'"e'Lk''g'e. 



little bov. 



NLk-'e 



Then 



Lgo-gua Em 



the poor 

 little 



a'lg'ixL hwil tpixa/osgut aL sEm'a'g'it: "Am huX de-g"ina'mL 4 



said the wise men to the chief: "Good also al.so give 



ha-Xda'k" 



a bow 



aL 



Lgo-gua Em 



the poor 

 little 



Lgo-tk-"e'Lk"." NLk'"e hwilL 5 



little hoy." Then he did 



SEm'a'g'it. NLk'"et k'o'pE-de-do'qtg'e. NLk''e huX yu'ksa, 6 



the chief. Then ho poorly also took it. Then again evening. 



La delpk^L dsm 



when shortly (fut.) 



mEsa'x", 



daylight, 



uLk'V 



then 



huX 



again 



fi'd^ik-sk-L 7 



came 



aL qa-qala'iiL qal-ts"a'pg*e. NLk*'e 



at the rear of the town. Then 



the houses of 



huX 8 



again 



gulik "s- wo'xgut 



at himself barking 

 (the white bear) 



we'd'axL txane'tk"L q'aima'qsit. La nak"L hwil .sa'k'.sdetg'e, 9 



ran all the youths. When long where they were gone. 



nLk''e de-ba'xL 



then alsii ran 



Lgo-gua Em 



the poor 

 little 



Lgo-tk''e'Lk". 



little boy. 



g'eba'yukL biil'sk" aL q'ap-q'ii'Em-ga'L ap as 



the flying of a fly be- really took pity the of 



cause wasp 



lo-L6'6tk"L Lgo-gua'Em Lgo-tk''e'Lk". ><Lk""e 



the poor little boy. Then 



Ho'g'igaL 



Like' 



ne'tg'e, 



him. 



hao'ng'e 



before 



hwil 10 

 niLne'L 11 



then he 



hagun- 



toward 



12 



was trans- 

 formed little 



ax'a'qLk"L wi-he'ldEm q'aima'qsit; tk'"e .su'g'ewul ba'xguL Lgo- 13 



he reached it many youths; but they were run past tlie 



quickly by little 



gua'Eni Lgo-tk''e'Lk". NLk'-e gu'Xtg'e. NLk*'e sg'it. Hwagait- 14 



poor little boy. Then he shot it. Then it lay Qinic, 



there. 



qalk'si-dfi'uL Xdak"L Lgo-gua'Ein Lgo-tk''e'Lk". XLk'^et go'uL 15 



through pa.ssed the shot the poor little boy. Then he took 



the shot 

 of 



the 

 little 



